Occupation (1997 data) | 1997 ranking | Occupation (2005 data) | 2005 ranking | 2005 data | Percent change 1997-2005 | ||
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Hourly earnings(2) | Mean weekly hours | ||||||
Mean | Relative error(3) | ||||||
Airplane pilots and navigators |
1 | Airplane pilots and navigators | 1 | $97.51 | 13.0 | 23.5 | 51.3 |
Law teachers |
2 | Economics teachers | 2 | 66.23 | 19.2 | 42.8 | 30.4 |
Chief executives and general administrators, public administration |
3 | Judges | 3 | 61.38 | 11.1 | 39.8 | 44.0 |
Economics teachers |
4 | Physicians | 4 | 61.34 | 11.0 | 41.9 | 63.6 |
Judges |
6 | Agriculture and forestry teachers | 6 | 55.12 | 23.5 | 34.6 | 31.4 |
Agriculture and forestry teachers |
7 | Law teachers | 7 | 55.10 | 15.3 | 38.9 | -6.1 |
Physics teachers |
8 | Physics teachers | 8 | 53.20 | 8.5 | 38.7 | 31.7 |
Medical science teachers |
11 | Chief executives and general administrators, public administration | 10 | 52.11 | 6.3 | 42.8 | 1.9 |
Physicians |
12 | Medical science teachers | 11 | 51.79 | 10.2 | 45.7 | 34.4 |
Dentists |
14 | Lawyers | 12 | 50.89 | 4.9 | 41.5 | 46.8 |
Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations |
18 | Dentists | 14 | 46.30 | 11.0 | 41.3 | 26.1 |
Lawyers |
19 | Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations | 17 | 45.33 | 4.2 | 41.2 | 30.0 |
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